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Missing Air Crew Report 331
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 01 Aug 1943
John L. Jerstad.
Co-Pilot · 328th Squadron · Of Racine County, Wisconsin, WI.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Major John L. Jorstad served as co-pilot aboard B-24D serial 42-86897, piloted by Lt. Col. Addison Baker, on the August 1, 1943 low-level raid against the Ploesti oil refineries in Romania. The aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire during the attack and crashed and burned in the town of Ploesti at an altitude of 300 feet or less. Jorstad did not survive the crash and was reported as a battle casualty.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Major
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
O-435784
Hometown
Racine County, Wisconsin, WI
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti, Romania
42-86897
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Ardennes American Cemetery
Location
Neupré, Belgium
Burial
C 24 10
Photographs.
3 on file
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record